- had suffered:
- No person will wonder at this account when he considers the therapeutics of the Jewish physicians, in reference to diseases of this kind (for an account of which, see Drs. Lightfoot and Clarke). She was, therefore, a fit patient for the Great Physician. "Butª ye¹ [are] forgersª° of lies,ª ye [are] all¹ physiciansª° of no value.ª" {Job 13:4} + "[Is there] no¹ balmª in Gilead;ª [is there] no¹ physicianª° there?¹ why¹ thenª is not¹ the healthª of the daughterª of my peopleª recovered?ª°" {Jer 8:22} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Thy bruiseª [is] incurable,ª° [and] thy woundª [is] grievous.ª° ... [There is] none¹ to pleadª° thy cause,ª that thou mayest be bound up:ª thou hast no¹ healingª medicines.ª" {Jer 30:12-13} + "Babylonª is suddenlyª fallenª° and destroyed:ª° howlª° for¹ her; takeª° balmª for her pain,ª if so be¹ she may be healed.ª°" {Jer 51:8}
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